xī
㶉
mandarin duck; waterfowl
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
used in 鸂鶒, a colorful water bird resembling the mandarin duck
This character rarely appears alone; it is almost exclusively used in the compound 鸂鶒 (xī chì) to refer to the mandarin duck or similar colorful waterfowl. Also written as 鸂鷞.
Xī鸂
chì鶒
zài在
chí池
táng塘
zhōng中
yōu悠
xián闲
de地
yóu游
dòng动
。
The mandarin ducks swam leisurely in the pond.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
niǎo鸟
gǔ古
shū书
shàng上
chēng称
wéi为
xī鸂
shuāng鷞
，
yǔ羽
máo毛
duō多
zǐ紫
sè色
。
This bird was called xishuang in ancient texts, with mostly purple feathers.